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Hawksome Research

Check out some research on our animal ambassador, Braveheart the red-tailed hawk!
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The back of a light skinned person's head craning over a camera. The person is facing a wooden and metal barn door with a small square hatch that is open, revealing the face of a small grasslands animal. The person is photographing behind the scenes for grasslands species.

Photo Ark Photo Shoot with Joel Sartore

The North Carolina Zoo is proud to be a part of the National Geographic Photo Ark!
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Elephant Yoga

How do you help an elephant stay strong? You do elephant yoga!  
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Two adults in a North Carolina Zoo enclosure examine an Elephants leg. One, with long blonde hair and an animal-print shirt, holds up a small pin. The other, bald with a beard and in a blue shirt, looks left and touches the leg gently.

Elephant Acupuncture

Acupuncture on the world's largest land mammal?!
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Meet Our Cougar Siblings

Our cougar siblings are quite special!
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